Find Your Balance

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Michelle found peace when she found Yoga and left her advertising career to become a health coach. Now, she teaches readers how to find a balance in physical and mental health through healthy, whole foods.

When’s the last time you just sat with your thoughts, no distractions or devices nearby? Our hosts all started out as skeptics when it came to meditation, but have found that it’s increased their mindfulness and made significant changes in their lives. Noise is always happening that draws us away from the present moment, so we brought on Ziva Meditation founder Emily Fletcher to talk about how her practice reversed her gray hair and boosted her health, what she thinks is the point of meditation, and how to teach kids to follow along.

We also talk to Holistic Integrated Health Coach and bestselling author of Being Happy Raising Happy: The Empowered Moms Guide To Helping Her Spirited Child Bloom, Maureen Lake. She considers herself a health ecologist, helping clients find the root cause of their metabolic disorders.

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This is one of my go-to recipes that seems so obvious and simple I’ve never written it out or shared it before. But when you break it down, it really is a WHOA much healthier way to make tacos!

My kids gobble ’em up.

I’ve served these tacos to friends and neighbors and THEIR kids…they disappear just as quickly.

And when there’s leftover taco filling, I use it for lunch later in the week. Hello, taco salad!

So are you ready to hear all the ways that these tacos are an upgrade from the usual?

First is the addition of veggies. You’ll never notice they are there. And that’s not because I’m a huge fan of “hiding” vegetables. I’m just a fan of adding them in wherever I can. We all need more of the goodness found in fresh veggies. Think vitamins. Think fiber. Mmmmkay?

You’ll also see that we aren’t using a packaged taco seasoning. It’s really a more elegant solution to have a handful of spice jars in your cabinet and avoid the added sugars and preservatives. Have you ever read the ingredients on a package of taco seasoning??? If not, have a go the next time you’re shopping. Then put it down and buy some cumin. You save money in the long run too.

And finally, you’ll want to use top quality ingredients like organic taco shells (Trader Joe’s sells these for cheap), grass-fed beef and salsa with no added sugars or preservatives (again, Trader Joe’s Chunky Salsa is a winner for ingredients and price).

Once you find the right ingredients, this meal comes together in a snap.

Was the last thing you ate a product of A+ meal planning or the result of mid-day cravings? That’s the beat on today’s show where we talk all of the foods we have a hankering for and why. Nutrient Therapy Pioneer and Craving Expert Julia Ross joins in to discuss the official definition of a craving, the five different appetite regulators in the brain, and how we can supplement with amino acids to reduce our food urges.

We also welcome Kay Cole to the show, an IIN Health Coach and owner of Blue Zone Wellness who helps women find their way, about the process she’s going through writing her new book.

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Today’s show is focused on the often-destructive habit of emotional eating and how it impacts our lives. The hosts chat with NYT best-selling author Geneen Roth about how to get out from under all the judgment we put on ourselves when we eat emotionally, and how recognizing triggers and emotional states can help you understand the root of the problem.

We also chat with health coach and wellness blogger Jacqui Craig, who joins us all the way from early-morning Australia to talk about her journey to finding her fulfilling career and how she helps people find their bioindividual needs.

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Growing up outside New York City had its perks. My school ran lots of trips to Broadway shows, for example. And every now and then on the weekend my stepdad would drive into Brooklyn to get bagels. My favorite? Everything bagels. And oh yes sir they were so much better from Brooklyn!

These days, I stay away from carb-loaded breakfasts but I was able to transfer all the savory flavor to this extremely simple Everything Bagel Chicken dinner. You’re going to love the addition of cream cheese sauce. Oh my god, heaven!

In order to make this meal you will want to swing by Trader Joe’s to pick up a jar of their “Everything But the Bagel” seasoning. Don’t have a TJ’s nearby? No worries. You can order it here.

So let’s take a look at what goes into this amazing seasoning. After all, it’s the ONLY ingredient we’re going to use before popping our bird into the oven: